$2.4M of cocaine seized from luggage at Winnipeg airport; 2 women charged
Posted July 23, 2024 10:52 am.
Winnipeg police say 24 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of $2.4 million was seized from luggage at the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport earlier this year.
The Winnipeg Police Service says the operation was part of an investigation into a drug trafficking network in Winnipeg that was supplying traffickers in Brandon.
On May 11, police say they arrested two women “who had just disembarked a domestic flight” at the airport. A search of their luggage allegedly revealed the large amount of cocaine.
Winnipeg’s Rosemary Amanda Ogoms, 32, and Jayde Renee King, 30, were charged with possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine). They were both released on undertakings.
Winnipeg police say the drug trafficking investigation by their organized crime unit, with the help of Brandon police, began this spring.
